The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-01-21
LEGISLATIVE MATTERS

AMENDMENTS TO THE COMMISSIONERS GRAIN
BILL.
Mr.. Donnelly has introduced his grain
and warehouse bill, which is as volumn-
ious as it is exacting.
The bill embodies the greater portion
of the bill as prepared by the railroad
commissioners, and provides add itional-
ly for the appointment by county COM
missioners of local inspector, who will
act as arbitrator, from whom appeals
may be taken to the State inspectors,
and supervise county warehouses.
The bill gives the grain commissioners
constant supervision over the weighing
of grain, and the investigation of all
charges of fraud. The inspectors are to
provide rules which are to be printed
in three dailies. All elevators in the
State are to be public warehouses, all
being required to take license before
transacting any business, under penal
ty of 800 for failure to do 80. Every
warehouseman Is to receive grain from
any party and in ST. Paul, Minneapolis
and Duluth it is to be inspected and
graded by an inspector and to be stored
with grain of similar grade. A receipt
shall be given to consignees of grain on
its receipt, the same to be negotiable
and free from all claims against the
original party storing the grain for which
the same is given and from the lien of
any chattel mortgage or other evidence
of debt which may have existed against
the said grain before it was deposited in
the warehouse. The warehouse is to
make good the said receipt on demand
by delivering the amount of wheat
named therein, as the owner may direct.
The local inspector is TO examine from
time to time the books of warehouse
men and if he finds any evidence of
fraud he is to report to the grain COM
missioners, who will close the ware
house if the charges are found true.
The bill provides that the county COM
missioners of each county shall appoint
local inspector of warehouses at each
city or village in the county ut which
there is received annually not less than
so many hundred thousand bushels mot
stately provided that there be not over
three inspectors in a county. Such in
spector is not to be an owner ofor inter-
ested in any warehouse, nor shall he be
a dealer or speculator in gram; or have
held for two years previous any interest
in warehouse. He is to inspect any
pute has arisen and arbitrate in the
matter. His fee Is % cents load and 81
a car load in addition to a salary not to
exceed $500 year. Either party may
appeal to the chief inspector of the State
from his decision. The changing OF a
decision of a local inspector by the chief
five times will remove the former from
Office. The inspector is also to examine
without notice twice week the scales
of warebousemen. The bill went to the
grain and warehouse committee. It
will receive close attention, as the pro-
position would create several new ofiic-
ers in the capacity of local inspectors.
OF INTEREST TO BLUE EARTH COUNTY.
Senator Pope introduced a bill Tues
day fixing fees of officers in Blue Earth
county, placing them under the general
laws of the State. Under suspension of
the rules the bill was passed. This mea-
sure will allow the Clerk of Courts and
Register of Deeds the full amount of
fees received in their respective Offices,
and will increase the Treasurer's salary
about 500 per annum. 1t will not af-
feet the County Auditors salary. The
statutes allow 81 90 per week for board
of prisoners, while the special law pass
ed to depress Blue Earth county officials |
allowed only 500.
Senator Pope also introduced bill
81 900 per year for the
burial by the State of the bodies of hon.
orably discharged soldiers and sailors
who may die without leaving means for
their burial expenses in each case not TO |
exceed $35. The bill was referred to the |
on Soldiers Home.
Mr., Bennett has introduced bill in
the House asking for an appropriation
Of $6l ,008 for the Mankato Normal
school. The institution il suffering